ARD (English translation: Consortium of Public-Law Broadcasting Institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany) is one of the two key German Public Service Broadcasting organizations (the other one is ZDF). ARD broadcasts a national collaborate programme which is made up of contributions from the nine Länder-based ARD corporations. Apart from the collaborate ARD programme, the nine ARD corporations also broadcast regional television and radio programmes. ARD provides information, education, culture and entertainment content.